We have a new dog in our house: Buddy. Buddy is a 12-week-old black Labrador retriever. Buddy is busy trying to teach us who is the "top dog" in our house, and we are busy trying to catch up to Buddy's intelligence level. It's a bit of a struggle, and it's a lot of fun.
I do SEO. (You know that if you're reading this). And I teach SEO. So I am always looking at life from the perspective of a teacher. And there is nothing better than trying to train a puppy to teach you a lot about learning, and training, and understanding, and behavior.
You are you.
Your website is your dog.
You might be unsatisfied with your website right now. Perhaps it doesn't rank on the top of Google. Perhaps it does, but it gets clicks but no conversions. You need to "train" your website, and you need to "train" Google.
They both have minds of their own.
SQUIRREL.
And they're gone. You have to "learn" how to "train" your website. It won't train itself. And it won't be automatic. You have to "learn" how to "train" it.
Are you ready?
So today, we were leash training Buddy. Or attempting to. So we learned -
Well, first of all, I am now 'the student,' vs. being the 'teacher.' This whole "dog / puppy training thing seems overwhelming. My mind is overloaded. (As yours might be when you try to "do" SEO). I am flooded with too many instructions, and the world is spinning. Second, I don't speak or understand dog. I don't UNDERSTAND what he wants to do (first of all), and I don't UNDERSTAND how to tell him what I want him to do, second of all.
I have to "learn" how to "train" him. That's hard (but it's fun, too).
And third, what are the secret mysterious techniques to puppy-training? How do I learn them? How do I take baby steps? I don't want to take baby steps! I want immediate results (just like in SEO), but I can't get them.
I have to learn the rules of "the game," and implement them - slowly but surely. Success is possible but not without patience, understanding and lots of hard, hard work.
Puppy training or SEO. Both require a lot, starting with the realization that you don't know how. So look to people who do. And patiently try and learn. Step, step. OOPS pulling on the leash. STOP. Step, step, step.
Your Website is Your Dog
You are you.
Your website is your dog.
You might be unsatisfied with your website right now. Perhaps it doesn't rank on the top of Google. Perhaps it does, but it gets clicks but no conversions. You need to "train" your website, and you need to "train" Google.
They both have minds of their own.
SQUIRREL.
And they're gone. You have to "learn" how to "train" your website. It won't train itself. And it won't be automatic. You have to "learn" how to "train" it.
Are you ready?
Training Your Puppy and Training Your Website
So today, we were leash training Buddy. Or attempting to. So we learned -
- Dogs like to pull on leashes. Pulling is fun. And if they get their way... pulling is rewarded.
- To get the dog to do what we want, we have to think like a dog - if I pull... I get what I want. If I don't pull.. Reverse that. Teach the dog that when it pulls, it doesn't get what it wants. When the leash is slack, it does.
- We have to practice in baby steps. Step, step - OOPS the leash is being pulled. STOP. Step Step Step - GOOD DOG... OOPS the leash is being pulled STOP. Oh, SQUIRREL. Dog wants to go OVER THERE, but you want to go OVER HERE. STOP.
SEO and Puppy Training
Well, first of all, I am now 'the student,' vs. being the 'teacher.' This whole "dog / puppy training thing seems overwhelming. My mind is overloaded. (As yours might be when you try to "do" SEO). I am flooded with too many instructions, and the world is spinning. Second, I don't speak or understand dog. I don't UNDERSTAND what he wants to do (first of all), and I don't UNDERSTAND how to tell him what I want him to do, second of all.
I have to "learn" how to "train" him. That's hard (but it's fun, too).
And third, what are the secret mysterious techniques to puppy-training? How do I learn them? How do I take baby steps? I don't want to take baby steps! I want immediate results (just like in SEO), but I can't get them.
I have to learn the rules of "the game," and implement them - slowly but surely. Success is possible but not without patience, understanding and lots of hard, hard work.
Puppy training or SEO. Both require a lot, starting with the realization that you don't know how. So look to people who do. And patiently try and learn. Step, step. OOPS pulling on the leash. STOP. Step, step, step.
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